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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which famous poet does Hugo say escapes from personality during the writing of a poem?
2. Which famous poet does Hugo say embodies a self superior to the self during the writing of a poem?
3. After Hugo reclaims his past in the war, he and his wife become tourists and visit _____ in Lecce.
4. Hugo states that formal verse can help a young poet locate things to say, and can also _____ him to say things he wouldn't say.
5. Who is the creative writing teacher credited for teaching Eliot, Williams, Hemingway, and Yeats?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Hugo say not to write with a pen?
2. According to Hugo, why are the poet's feelings about himself influential to his writing?
3. What is Hugo's definition of conservatism and how does it affect a poet's writing?
4. How is it that Hugo and his wife are able to go to Italy?
5. What does Hugo see as the inherent flaw in the hiring of some writing teachers?
6. What is the curse of creative writing courses as seen by Hugo at universities?
7. What does Hugo say a poet should do when a poem is finished?
8. How does Auden express his disdain for competitiveness among writers?
9. Why is acclaim considered by Hugo to be dangerous to the poet?
10. How does Hugo describe teaching the student in a class who is not necessarily good at writing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Ghiselin present an uncompromising picture of what one has done in the poem, "Rattlesnake"? In Hugo's estimation, what effect does his use of multi-syllabic and single-syllabic words have on the impact of different parts of the poem?
Essay Topic 2
Compare Hugo's impression of Italy during World War II and Italy when he and his wife visit after the war. What has changed? How does he put closure on his war experience?
Essay Topic 3
What is Hugo's experience in the grassy field near Spinazzola? How does a psychoanalyst categorize his experience years later? What is the poem that he writes about Spinazzola about?
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